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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Uusivirta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West - Power. Uusivirta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Moonsorrow - Huuto. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Uusivirta!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scott stops Uusivirta from getting back to his feet.
Scott controlling the action here.
Scott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uusivirta is just riding it out for now. Scott eventually gives up the hold.
Scott wants to control but Uusivirta is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott thows a huge punch but Uusivirta dodges it nicely.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uusivirta's head.
Scott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uusivirta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Scott has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uusivirta is refusing to be controlled, as Scott sits in half guard.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uusivirta's head.
Scott missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uusivirta is just riding it out for now. Scott eventually gives up the hold.
Scott throwing shots but Uusivirta is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta is trying to stand up here but Scott is controlling him well.
Scott is trying to control the action in half guard but Uusivirta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scott seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uusivirta's head.
Scott prevents Uusivirta from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Scott seems content to control.
Scott slips a nice elbow through Uusivirta's hands, connecting with Uusivirta's forehead.
Well, if Scott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Uusivirta pushes Scott off but Scott dives into side control.
Scott is trying to get an arm triangle but Uusivirta is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to control but Uusivirta is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta defending against the ground and pound.
Scott tries to advance to mount but Uusivirta denies him.
Scott looking to control but instead Uusivirta has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Uusivirta is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Scott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uusivirta misses with a straight left.
Scott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uusivirta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott lands a head kick!
Scott lands a jab to Uusivirta's midsection.
Uusivirta looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Uusivirta cracks the inside of Scott's front leg.
Uusivirta misses with a kick to the body.
Uusivirta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Scott's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scott.
Uusivirta misses with a low kick.
Scott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Scott there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusivirta. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uusivirta circles away.
Scott moves away from the strike by Uusivirta.
Uusivirta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uusivirta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scott was well out of range. Poor timing from Uusivirta.
A leg kick checked by Scott.
Scott thows a body kick. Uusivirta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Scott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tarmo Uusivirta has been cut.
Tarmo Uusivirta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uusivirta just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uusivirta.
Scott throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uusivirta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uusivirta missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Scott with that takedown attempt.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uusivirta takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Uusivirta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uusivirta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uusivirta throws a lazy head kick
letting Scott counter with a right hand.
Scott looks to score with a jab to the body but Uusivirta is just out of range.
Uusivirta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Uusivirta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Maximus Scott has been cut.
Scott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uusivirta fakes the leg kick and cracks Scott in the body.
Uusivirta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands with a hook. Uusivirta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Scott throws a leg kick
and Uusivirta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Uusivirta misses.
Uusivirta tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Uusivirta.
Uusivirta misses with a double jab.
Uusivirta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusivirta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uusivirta misses with a hook to the body
and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uusivirta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uusivirta misses with a series of wild punches.
Uusivirta is breathing heavily.
Uusivirta throws a leg kick
and Scott counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Scott feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uusivirtas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uusivirta thows a body shot but no joy.
Uusivirta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Uusivirta checks a leg kick.
Uusivirta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott lands a nice looking body shot.
Uusivirta misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott dodges the punch combination from Uusivirta.
Scott is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Uusivirta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarmo Uusivirta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Uusivirta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Uusivirta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uusivirta. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uusivirta dodges the punch combination from Scott.
A big left from Scott misses.
Uusivirta throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
Scott walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uusivirta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tarmo Uusivirta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uusivirta checks the leg kick.
Uusivirta misses with a body shot.
Scott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uusivirta.
Scott checks a low kick from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Scott cracks a nice hook into Uusivirta's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Scott lands with a slapping head kick.
Scott takes a swing at Uusivirta's ribcage but misses.
Uusivirta connects with a looping right hand.
Uusivirta tries to land a leg kick but Scott saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Scott.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusivirta throws out the jab.
Scott is looking to wear down Uusivirta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uusivirta throws a lazy head kick
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uusivirta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott lands a leg kick that knocks Uusivirta off balance momentarily.
Scott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uusivirta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uusivirta misses with a body shot.
Uusivirta motions for Scott to come forward. Uusivirta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uusivirta misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uusivirta stuns Scott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scott avoids the body shot from Uusivirta.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott throws a head kick but Uusivirta moves out of range.
Uusivirta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scott connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott scoring well with a low kick there.
Scott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uusivirta throws out the jab.
Uusivirta loads up on a big right hand but Scott slips the punch.
Uusivirta tried to score with a low kick but Scott checks it.
Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uusivirta.
Uusivirta missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uusivirta missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scott delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scott. That's going to slow Uusivirta down.
Uusivirta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Scott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uusivirta throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Scott throws a push kick but Uusivirta slaps the foot to one side.
Scott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uusivirta's head.
Uusivirta misses with a body punch
and Scott counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Scott throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Uusivirta.
Good standup being displayed there by Scott as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uusivirta thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scott.
Scott lands with a slapping head kick.
Uusivirta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Scott is able to avoid easily.
Scott throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uusivirta's sensitive parts.
Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Scott working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Uusivirta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Scott!
Maximus Scott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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